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10 Richest Engineers in the World
The world’s top 10 richest engineers come from a variety of backgrounds. If you search for the highest-paid jobs you would definitely find engineering at the top of any list.
The following figures are based on those provided by Forbes. So Let’s have a look.
Number 10: Larry Page
Net worth: $40.8 billion
Company : Google
Forbes list Larry as having a net worth of $40.8 billion. This makes him the 12th richest billionaire and 8th most powerful person as well as the 5th richest person in tech. The CEO of Google co-founded the major search engine back in 1998 but owns only 16% of the shares. Having graduated with a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Stanford he now contributed to all the important decisions made in Google.
Number 9: Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $45.5 billion
Company: LVMH
French businessman Bernard Arnault is the CEO of LVMH, a multinational luxury goods company. He is also a vivid art collector, owning pieces of Picasso, Andy Warhol and Henry Moore. According to Forbes, his net worth comes in at $45.5 billion making him also the 11th richest billionaire and 66th most powerful person. Although technically speaking Mr. Arnault’s wealth isn’t entirely engineering related, he does hold an Engineering degree from Ecole Polytechnique in France. He is an engineer by definition but in actuality a businessman by trade.
Number 8 : David Koch
Net worth: $48 billion
Company: Koch Industries
David Kosh owns 42% of the company and is the Executive Vice President. David only studied chemical engineering, although still receiving both B.S. and an M.S. Forbes record his wealth as $48 billion. David shares the majority stake in Koch Industries which is the United States’ second-largest privately held firm.
Number 7 : Charles Koch
Net worth: $48.5 billion
Company: Koch Industries
Charles has a net worth of $48.5 billion according to Forbes. Koch is said to be the 7th richest billionaire and 31st most powerful person, according to Forbes. Charles Koch received two M.Sc. in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering from MIT and together with his brother founded a chemical and oil-refining company Koch Industries, where he currently holds a position of a CEO. This conglomerate has around $100 billion in sales from pipelines, chemicals, Dixie cups, Brawny paper towels and Stainmaster carpets. In 1940 His father Fred Koch founded the original company, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, which managed to improve a method of refining heavy oil into gasoline. Charles’s father called to help with the business in 1961. At first, he refused but his father threatened to sell it if he didn’t come to help. The threat apparently worked wonders and Charles finally agreed. He was promoted to president of the Engineering division in 1963, a position he held till 1971. After the passing of his father in 1967, Charles became chairman and CEO and renamed the company Koch Industries in honor of his dad. Koch Industries continued to invest in real estate, coal, refineries, pipelines and fertilizer.
Number 6: Michael Bloomberg
Net worth: $49 billion
Company: Bloomberg L.P.
After studying electrical engineering in university, Bloomberg decided to turn to finance and founded his own company called Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg is a global financial software, data and media organization, where he holds 88% shares of the whole company. He was also the mayor of New York from 2002 to 2013. Bloomberg also likes to give away money as well as make it. He has donated $4 billion to gun control, climate change and other causes. Bloomberg got started on Wall Street in 1966 as an entry-level worker at investment bank Salomon Brothers. He started out counting bond and stock certificates and worked his way up to to the bond trading and then became a partner in 1972. Michael was later demoted from his position as Head of Equity Trading and Sales in 1979. Mr. Bloomberg was fired 15 years later when the company went public in 1981 with a severance package of $10 million.
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The world’s top 10 richest engineers come from a variety of backgrounds. If you search for the highest-paid jobs you would definitely find engineering at the top of any list.
The following figures are based on those provided by Forbes. So Let’s have a look.
Number 10: Larry Page
Net worth: $40.8 billion
Company : Google
Forbes list Larry as having a net worth of $40.8 billion. This makes him the 12th richest billionaire and 8th most powerful person as well as the 5th richest person in tech. The CEO of Google co-founded the major search engine back in 1998 but owns only 16% of the shares. Having graduated with a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Stanford he now contributed to all the important decisions made in Google.
Number 9: Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $45.5 billion
Company: LVMH
French businessman Bernard Arnault is the CEO of LVMH, a multinational luxury goods company. He is also a vivid art collector, owning pieces of Picasso, Andy Warhol and Henry Moore. According to Forbes, his net worth comes in at $45.5 billion making him also the 11th richest billionaire and 66th most powerful person. Although technically speaking Mr. Arnault’s wealth isn’t entirely engineering related, he does hold an Engineering degree from Ecole Polytechnique in France. He is an engineer by definition but in actuality a businessman by trade.
Number 8 : David Koch
Net worth: $48 billion
Company: Koch Industries
David Kosh owns 42% of the company and is the Executive Vice President. David only studied chemical engineering, although still receiving both B.S. and an M.S. Forbes record his wealth as $48 billion. David shares the majority stake in Koch Industries which is the United States’ second-largest privately held firm.
Number 7 : Charles Koch
Net worth: $48.5 billion
Company: Koch Industries
Charles has a net worth of $48.5 billion according to Forbes. Koch is said to be the 7th richest billionaire and 31st most powerful person, according to Forbes. Charles Koch received two M.Sc. in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering from MIT and together with his brother founded a chemical and oil-refining company Koch Industries, where he currently holds a position of a CEO. This conglomerate has around $100 billion in sales from pipelines, chemicals, Dixie cups, Brawny paper towels and Stainmaster carpets. In 1940 His father Fred Koch founded the original company, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, which managed to improve a method of refining heavy oil into gasoline. Charles’s father called to help with the business in 1961. At first, he refused but his father threatened to sell it if he didn’t come to help. The threat apparently worked wonders and Charles finally agreed. He was promoted to president of the Engineering division in 1963, a position he held till 1971. After the passing of his father in 1967, Charles became chairman and CEO and renamed the company Koch Industries in honor of his dad. Koch Industries continued to invest in real estate, coal, refineries, pipelines and fertilizer.
Number 6: Michael Bloomberg
Net worth: $49 billion
Company: Bloomberg L.P.
After studying electrical engineering in university, Bloomberg decided to turn to finance and founded his own company called Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg is a global financial software, data and media organization, where he holds 88% shares of the whole company. He was also the mayor of New York from 2002 to 2013. Bloomberg also likes to give away money as well as make it. He has donated $4 billion to gun control, climate change and other causes. Bloomberg got started on Wall Street in 1966 as an entry-level worker at investment bank Salomon Brothers. He started out counting bond and stock certificates and worked his way up to to the bond trading and then became a partner in 1972. Michael was later demoted from his position as Head of Equity Trading and Sales in 1979. Mr. Bloomberg was fired 15 years later when the company went public in 1981 with a severance package of $10 million.
This video was made purely for fun.
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
No copyright infringement intended, only edited.
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